Professor Catherine Lovelock
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Catherine Lovelock

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Background

Professor Lovelock's research focusses on the influence of environmental change, including climate change, on the ecology of coastal and marine plant communities and in providing knowledge to underpin conservation and restoration of these ecosystems now and in the future.

Availability

Professor Catherine Lovelock is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Biological Sciences Ecology Environmental Sciences Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) Plant biology

Research interests

  • Ecology of coastal wetlands

  • "Blue Carbon"

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374 works between 1991 and 2025
All (374) Journal Article (344) Other Outputs (7) Conference Publication (9) Book Chapter (14)

161 - 180 of 374 works

2020

Journal Article

Mangroves in arid regions: ecology, threats, and opportunities

Adame, M. F., Reef, R., Santini, N. S., Najera, E., Turschwell, M. P., Hayes, M. A., Masque, P. and Lovelock, C. E. (2020). Mangroves in arid regions: ecology, threats, and opportunities. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 248 106796, 106796. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106796

Mangroves in arid regions: ecology, threats, and opportunities

2020

Journal Article

Partial canopy loss of mangrove trees: mitigating water scarcity by physical adaptation and feedback on porewater salinity

Peters, Ronny, Lovelock, Catherine, López-Portillo, Jorge, Bathmann, Jasper, Wimmler, Marie-Christin, Jiang, Jiang, Walther, Marc and Berger, Uta (2020). Partial canopy loss of mangrove trees: mitigating water scarcity by physical adaptation and feedback on porewater salinity. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 248 106797, 106797. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106797

Partial canopy loss of mangrove trees: mitigating water scarcity by physical adaptation and feedback on porewater salinity

2019

Book Chapter

SDG 14: life below water-Impacts on mangroves

Friess, Daniel A., Aung, Toe Toe, Huxham, Mark, Lovelock, Catherine and Sasmito, Sigit (2019). SDG 14: life below water-Impacts on mangroves. Sustainable Development Goals: their impacts on forests and people. (pp. 445-481) edited by Pia Katila, Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Wil de Jong, Glenn Galloway, Pablo Pacheco and Georg Winkel. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108765015

SDG 14: life below water-Impacts on mangroves

2019

Journal Article

Decreasing carbonate load of seagrass leaves with increasing latitude

Mazarrasa, Inés, Marbà, Núria, Krause-Jensen, D., Kennedy, Hilary, Santos, Rui, Lovelock, Catherine E. and Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Decreasing carbonate load of seagrass leaves with increasing latitude. Aquatic Botany, 159 103147, 103147. doi: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2019.103147

Decreasing carbonate load of seagrass leaves with increasing latitude

2019

Journal Article

Author Correction: The future of Blue Carbon science

Macreadie, Peter I., Anton, Andrea, Raven, John A., Beaumont, Nicola, Connolly, Rod M., Friess, Daniel A., Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Kennedy, Hilary, Kuwae, Tomohiro, Lavery, Paul S., Lovelock, Catherine E., Smale, Dan A., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Atwood, Trisha B., Baldock, Jeff, Bianchi, Thomas S., Chmura, Gail L., Eyre, Bradley D., Fourqurean, James W., Hall-Spencer, Jason M., Huxham, Mark, Hendriks, Iris E., Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Laffoley, Dan, Luisetti, Tiziana, Marbà, Núria, Masque, Pere, McGlathery, Karen J., Megonigal, J. Patrick ... Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Author Correction: The future of Blue Carbon science. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 5145, 5145-5145. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13126-0

Author Correction: The future of Blue Carbon science

2019

Journal Article

Legal barriers and enablers for reintroducing tides: An Australian case study in reconverting ponded pasture for climate change mitigation

Bell-James, Justine and Lovelock, Catherine E (2019). Legal barriers and enablers for reintroducing tides: An Australian case study in reconverting ponded pasture for climate change mitigation. Land Use Policy, 88 104192, 104192. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104192

Legal barriers and enablers for reintroducing tides: An Australian case study in reconverting ponded pasture for climate change mitigation

2019

Journal Article

Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation

Serrano, Oscar, Lovelock, Catherine E., B. Atwood, Trisha, Macreadie, Peter I., Canto, Robert, Phinn, Stuart, Arias-Ortiz, Ariane, Bai, Le, Baldock, Jeff, Bedulli, Camila, Carnell, Paul, Connolly, Rod M., Donaldson, Paul, Esteban, Alba, Ewers Lewis, Carolyn J., Eyre, Bradley D., Hayes, Matthew A., Horwitz, Pierre, Hutley, Lindsay B., Kavazos, Christopher R. J., Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Kendrick, Gary A., Kilminster, Kieryn, Lafratta, Anna, Lee, Shing, Lavery, Paul S., Maher, Damien T., Marbà, Núria, Masque, Pere ... Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 4313, 4313. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12176-8

Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation

2019

Journal Article

The future of Blue Carbon science

Macreadie, Peter I., Anton, Andrea, Raven, John A., Beaumont, Nicola, Connolly, Rod M., Friess, Daniel A., Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Kennedy, Hilary, Kuwae, Tomohiro, Lavery, Paul S., Lovelock, Catherine E., Smale, Dan A., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Atwood, Trisha B., Baldock, Jeff, Bianchi, Thomas S., Chmura, Gail L., Eyre, Bradley D., Fourqurean, James W., Hall-Spencer, Jason M., Huxham, Mark, Hendriks, Iris E., Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Laffoley, Dan, Luisetti, Tiziana, Marbà, Núria, Masque, Pere, McGlathery, Karen J., Megonigal, J. Patrick ... Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). The future of Blue Carbon science. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 3998, 3998. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11693-w

The future of Blue Carbon science

2019

Journal Article

Night and day: Shrinking and swelling of stems of diverse mangrove species growing along environmental gradients

Vilas, Maria P., Adams, Matthew P., Ball, Marilyn C., Meynecke, Jan-Olaf, Santini, Nadia S., Swales, Andrew and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). Night and day: Shrinking and swelling of stems of diverse mangrove species growing along environmental gradients. PLoS One, 14 (9) e0221950, e0221950. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221950

Night and day: Shrinking and swelling of stems of diverse mangrove species growing along environmental gradients

2019

Journal Article

Landscape evolution of a fluvial sediment-rich Avicennia marina mangrove forest: insights from seasonal and inter-annual surface-elevation dynamics

Swales, A., Reeve, G., Cahoon, D. R. and Lovelock, C. E. (2019). Landscape evolution of a fluvial sediment-rich Avicennia marina mangrove forest: insights from seasonal and inter-annual surface-elevation dynamics. Ecosystems, 22 (6), 1232-1255. doi: 10.1007/s10021-018-0330-5

Landscape evolution of a fluvial sediment-rich Avicennia marina mangrove forest: insights from seasonal and inter-annual surface-elevation dynamics

2019

Journal Article

Publisher correction: Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species

Anton, Andrea, Geraldi, Nathan R., Lovelock, Catherine E., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Bennett, Scott, Cebrian, Just, Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Marbà, Nuria, Martinetto, Paulina, Pandolfi, John M., Santana-Garcon, Julia and Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Publisher correction: Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3 (9), 1367-1367. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0965-4

Publisher correction: Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species

2019

Journal Article

Aerial root physiology: reaching for the sky or down to earth?

Rasmussen, Amanda, Dobrijevic, Daisy P., Ola, Anne, Ishaya, Findimila Dio and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). Aerial root physiology: reaching for the sky or down to earth?. Annual Plant Reviews Online, 2 (3), 753-784. doi: 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0668

Aerial root physiology: reaching for the sky or down to earth?

2019

Journal Article

Global patterns of tree stem growth and stand aboveground wood production in mangrove forests

Xiong, Yanmei, Cakir, Roxelane, Phan, Sang Minh, Ola, Anne, Krauss, Ken W. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). Global patterns of tree stem growth and stand aboveground wood production in mangrove forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 444, 382-392. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.04.045

Global patterns of tree stem growth and stand aboveground wood production in mangrove forests

2019

Journal Article

Land tenure considerations are key to successful mangrove restoration

Lovelock, Catherine E. and Brown, Benjamin M. (2019). Land tenure considerations are key to successful mangrove restoration. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3 (8), 1135-1135. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0942-y

Land tenure considerations are key to successful mangrove restoration

2019

Journal Article

Fingerprinting Blue Carbon: Rationale and Tools to Determine the Source of Organic Carbon in Marine Depositional Environments

Geraldi, Nathan R., Ortega, Alejandra, Serrano, Oscar, Macreadie, Peter, Loyelock, Catherine E., Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Kennedy, Hilary, Lavery, Paul S., Pace, Michael L., Kaal, Joeri and Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Fingerprinting Blue Carbon: Rationale and Tools to Determine the Source of Organic Carbon in Marine Depositional Environments. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6 (May) 263. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00263

Fingerprinting Blue Carbon: Rationale and Tools to Determine the Source of Organic Carbon in Marine Depositional Environments

2019

Journal Article

Motivations, success and cost of coral reef restoration

Bayraktarov, Elisa, Stewart‐Sinclair, Phoebe J., Brisbane, Shantala, Boström‐Einarsson, Lisa, Saunders, Megan I., Lovelock, Catherine E., Possingham, Hugh P., Mumby, Peter J. and Wilson, Kerrie A. (2019). Motivations, success and cost of coral reef restoration. Restoration Ecology, 27 (5) rec.12977, 981-991. doi: 10.1111/rec.12977

Motivations, success and cost of coral reef restoration

2019

Journal Article

Groundwater enhances above-ground growth in mangroves

Hayes, Matthew A., Jesse, Amber, Welti, Nina, Tabet, Basam, Lockington, David and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). Groundwater enhances above-ground growth in mangroves. Journal of Ecology, 107 (3), 1120-1128. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13105

Groundwater enhances above-ground growth in mangroves

2019

Journal Article

Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species

Anton, Andrea, Geraldi, Nathan R., Lovelock, Catherine E., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Bennett, Scott, Cebrian, Just, Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Marbà, Nuria, Martinetto, Paulina, Pandolfi, John M., Santana-Garcon, Julia and Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3 (5), 787-800. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0851-0

Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species

2019

Journal Article

The roots of blue carbon: responses of mangrove stilt roots to variation in soil bulk density

Ola, Anne, Gauthier, Arnault R. G., Xiong, Yanmei and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). The roots of blue carbon: responses of mangrove stilt roots to variation in soil bulk density. Biology Letters, 15 (4) 20180866, 20180866. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0866

The roots of blue carbon: responses of mangrove stilt roots to variation in soil bulk density

2019

Journal Article

Natural and regenerated saltmarshes exhibit similar soil and belowground organic carbon stocks, root production and soil respiration

Santini, Nadia S., Lovelock, Catherine E., Hua, Quan, Zawadzki, Atun, Mazumder, Debashish, Mercer, Tim R., Muñoz-Rojas, Miriam, Hardwick, Simon A., Madala, Bindu Swapna, Cornwell, William, Thomas, Torsten, Marzinelli, Ezequiel M., Adam, Paul, Paul, Swapan and Vergés, Adriana (2019). Natural and regenerated saltmarshes exhibit similar soil and belowground organic carbon stocks, root production and soil respiration. Ecosystems, 22 (8), 1803-1822. doi: 10.1007/s10021-019-00373-x

Natural and regenerated saltmarshes exhibit similar soil and belowground organic carbon stocks, root production and soil respiration

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Blue Carbon Research and Feasibility Study in QLD
    Charles Darwin University
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    A balancing act: Resolving coastal wetland water, carbon and solute fluxes (ARC Discovery Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Carbon abatement and biodiversity enhancements through controlling feral ungulate disturbance in wetlands
    Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Blue Heart Sunshine Coast: Blue Carbon and Blue Co-Benefits Pilot Project (Sunshine Coast Council funded project administered by University of Sunshine Coast)
    University of the Sunshine Coast
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Activating blue carbon for coastal restoration
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Kakadu National Park Review and Workshop
    Charles Darwin University
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Seventh Assessment Cycle Experts
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Coastal Inundation Modelling to support Blue Carbon tidal reintroduction projects in the Great Barrier Reef Region
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Blue carbon ecosystem restoration benefits measurement and accounts for the Blue Heart Restoration Project
    University of the Sunshine Coast
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Expanding Traditional Owner led seagrass monitoring and restoration
    Girringun Aboriginal Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Prioritising Coastal Wetland Restoration using bundled Ecosystem Services Phase 1
    Noosa Council
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Community forestry to enhance conservation and restoration of mangroves for resilient coastal livelihoods.
    AXA Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Scoping large scale restoration in tropical north Queensland with multiple ecosystem co-benefits
    James Cook University
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Study for Sustainable Mangrove-Friendly Aquaculture Development in Myanmar
    World Wide Fund for Nature - Myanmar
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Carbon sequestration of forests in Vietnam and Uganda
    SK forest
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Realizing the potential of seagrass blue carbon - Defining the science needed for policy, finance and conservation
    Conservation International
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Accelerating Adoption and Implementation of Blue Carbon in Australia
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Coastal Wetland Restoration for Blue Carbon in Northern Australia (NESP2 - RRC HUB)
    Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Environment monitoring system for mangrove aquaculture in Ca Mau province
    Aus4Innovation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Blue Carbon Inventory Guidance
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Scaling 3Returns analysis of mangrove ecosystem services to Ayeyarwady Region (The World Bank funding administered by Global Green Growth Institute)
    Global Green Growth Institute
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    Blue Carbon and Farm Land Restoration (Queensland Department of Environment and Science grant administered by World Wide Fund for Nature Australia)
    World Wide Fund for Nature Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Economic appraisal of Ayeyarwady mangrove forests
    Global Green Growth Institute
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Unlocking the secrets of mangrove conservation success
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    Model development to support blue carbon projects
    The Nature Conservancy Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Towards maximising the resilience of coastal ecosystems in Singapore and tropical Australia
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Historical response of Red Sea coral and mangrove habitats to environmental change
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Integrated planning and practices for mangrove management associated with agriculture and aquaculture in Myanmar
    Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    A multi-institutional environmental radioactivity research centre (ARC LIEF project administered by Edith Cowan University)
    Edith Cowan University
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Optimal management of coastal ecosystems for blue carbon sequestration (ARC Linkage Grant administered by Deakin University)
    Deakin University
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    An elemental hypothesis for sub-tropical refugia in reef corals
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Supporting Coastal Conservation and Community Development in Kaimana, Indonesia by valuing Blue Carbon
    Conservation International
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Top-down rehydration: role of multiple water sources in mangrove function (ARC Discovery Project administered by The Australian National University)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Fixing Nature: A critical account of our struggles to address problems in the coastal marine environment
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2014
    The use of 14C and 210Pb to investigate historical variations in soil carbon accumulation in coastal wetlands of Moreton Bay, Australia
    Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Climate Change Adaptation for Natural Resource Management in East Coast Australia
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Accelerated crop development and environmental compliance of agricultural and food systems
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Marine and Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry Flagship Cluster (CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship Theme)
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Comparative sequestration and mitigation opportunities across the Australian landscape and its primary industries
    Open grant
  • 2011
    IPCC Expert Workshop on greenhouse emissions from wetlands
    Commonwealth Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Treading water in a changing climate: The vulnerability of Australia's tropical islands to sea level rise
    ARC Super Science Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Detecting past cyclones in mangroves and corals of the arid zone, North Western Australia using ITRAX
    Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Establishment of a clean room facility for trace organic contaminant research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Salinity tolerance along an aridity gradient: linking physiological processes with morphological constraints (ARC Discovery Project administered by the Australian National University)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Understanding interactive effects between pesticides and climate change on symbiont bearing and calcifying marine species (MTSRF Project 3.7.1 ext s)
    Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Contract Research Services to CSIRO for the project Adapting to Climate Change in SEQ Collaboration Cluster
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Biodiversity impacts and adaptation (Part of the CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Cluster - Regional adaptation to climate change - administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    The capacity of native saltmarsh halophytes to remove salt from saline wastewater discharge - an experimental assessment of salt uptake mechanisms in common Australian saltmarsh chenopods
    Australian Flora Foundation Inc.
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Development of a theoretical framework for predicting responses of coral reef ecosystems to nutrient enrichment and herbivory
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Sensitivity of mangrove growth to environment in the recent past.
    Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Tools for monitoring carbon (energy) acquisition, utilisation and molecular genetics in cnidaria, dugongs, and mangroves
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    The green powered desalination project
    Victoria University
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Analysis system for studying ocean acidification
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Interactive effects of salinity and nutrients: Linking physiological processes with patterns in mangrove forest productivity
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2007
    Understanding mangrove colonisation of recent marine sediments
    Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Assessing linkages across arid zone estuarine landscapes
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Noosa algal blooms (NONAB) Phase 2 (Task 3: Characterisation of growth dynamics of Hincksia)
    Moreton Bay Waterways and Catchments Partnership
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Developing a new indicator to assess terrestrial contributions to marine environments
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Habitat linkages across arid zone estuarine landscapes
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Catherine Lovelock is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Influence of climate change on restoration for blue carbon

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Marine and coastal restoration - feasibility, benefits, and risks under climate change

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Activating Blue Carbon

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Implementing coastal wetland restoration as an environmental offset

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Management of feral pigs for improvements in biodiversity and ecosystem services of wetlands

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The potential for mitigation and adaptation in Western Australian coastal wetlands

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Opportunities for blue carbon and biodiversity with ecological restoration in South East Queensland

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Life and Times of Coastal Wetlands: Factors Influencing Surface Elevation and Tree Growth

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Coastal connectivity for conservation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Daniel Dunn, Professor Anthony Richardson

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Catherine Lovelock directly for media enquiries about:

  • Climate change on the coast
  • Coastal zone
  • Ecology of coastal plant communities
  • Ecosystem metabolism
  • Mangrove ecology
  • Nutrient enrichment of the coastal zone

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